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Saturday, May 25, 2013

Foods That Prevent Reversing Your Diabetes

Certain foods can spike your blood sugar and insulin levels, preventing
you from being able to control and reverse your diabetes. The good news is, while there are some surprises,
most of these foods fall under the same category: processed food, such
as white flour and sugar. Refined flours and sugar cause huge spikes in
insulin and get absorbed quickly, which causes problems. Here is a list
of some of the major "dead" foods to avoid.

Artificial Sweeteners
Many
people think artificial sweeteners are harmless additives and a good
choice if you have diabetes. Not so, Hyman says. "Artificial sweeteners
slow metabolism and increase fat deposition, and can increase the risk
of diabetes by 67%." If you need to satisfy a sweet tooth, Mills says,
you're better off enjoying foods made with real sweeteners on occasion
and in moderation.

Bagels
Back
during the low-fat diet craze, bagels were darlings because of their
"no-fat/low-fat" label, but that’s one of the very reasons they wreak
such havoc on blood sugar. Refined flours cause huge spikes in insulin
and get absorbed quickly, which causes problems. If you must get your
bagel fix, pair it with a smear of avocado, which is loaded with healthy
unsaturated fat, and a few slices of smoked salmon (a great source of
both protein and omega-3 fatty acids) to help slow down digestion and
regulate your blood sugar. You get extra points if you have a
whole-grain bagel

Energy Bars
Because
of all the added sugar, some energy bars may as well be labeled candy
bars. Indeed, a single bar can carry a glycemic load over 49 (anything
over 20 is considered "high"). That's more than a king-size Snickers
bar! Bars made from refined flours and sugars are the worst culprits,
since these have the harshest impact on blood sugar. If you like the
convenience of energy bars, read labels carefully and choose bars made
with nuts, whole grains, and few added natural sweeteners. Don't forget
to account for the carbs in your daily tally.

Fruit Juice

If
your blood sugar is extremely low and you need to bring it up quickly,
fruit juice will help. But that’s not an effect you want when you’re
looking to keep your blood sugar level the rest of the time. The
concentration of carbohydrates is very high and tends to cause severe
spikes and drops. Keep fruit juice on hand to counteract hypoglycemia
(low blood sugar), but make water your go-to beverage as part of your
everyday diabetes diet.

Ketchup
We tend
to think of ketchup as a salty condiment, but many brands list some sort
of sweetener as the second ingredient, which can have a disastrous
effect on your blood sugar level. "It doesn’t matter if it’s called
sugar, evaporated cane juice, high fructose corn syrup, or malt syrup,"
Mills says. "They’re all sugar, and all of them will elevate blood
glucose."

Potatoes
Potatoes may be a
whole, natural root veggie, but they’re also notorious for causing blood
sugar to spike because they're digested into the bloodstream quickly.
To mitigate this negative effect, cook potatoes with a healthy fat, such
as olive oil, and bump up the fiber by adding hearty leafy greens or
another vegetable to the mix. Or, make potato salad with plenty of lemon
juice and chill it in the fridge. The acid and cold alter the starch
molecules in the spuds to slow digestion.

White Pasta
White
pasta is made from refined white flour, which is an easily digestible
starch. That raises your blood sugar level. It also tends to provoke
overeating because it's quickly digested, so you want to eat again,
according to Amy Jamieson-Petonic, RD, spokesperson for the Academy of
Nutrition and Dietetics and director of coaching at Cleveland Clinic. As
if that's not bad enough, overcooking the pasta worsens the blood sugar
impact.

White Rice
White rice is a whole
rice grain that has been polished until just the endosperm --
essentially an easily digestible starch bomb -- is left. Not
surprisingly, recent studies have shown that eating white rice can raise
blood glucose significantly, especially if eaten often or in large
quantities.

One
study showed an 11% increase in diabetes risk with each daily serving
of white rice. If you love rice with your stir-fries, switch to brown
rice. Your blood sugar will thank you.

Low-Fat Sweetened Yogurt
It's
obvious that low-fat yogurt has had fat removed, and that seems like a
good choice if you have diabetes. While low-fat yogurt has a (small)
positive impact on calorie count, it’s not so great for your blood
sugar. Manufacturers compensate for that loss of fat by adding
stabilizers, thickeners, and sugars that can have a detrimental impact
on blood glucose. A better approach is to skip the fruit-flavored yogurt
and choose plain yogurt sweetened with real, whole fruit.

Other Foods to Avoid

There
are many other foods that diabetics should avoid, including all foods
made with high fructose corn syrup, corn syrup, refined sugar, sucrose,
maltose, dextrose, molasses, brown sugar, artificial sweeteners, and
processed honey as well as foods/beverages such as soda, diet soda,
bottled juice, soft drinks, candy, jams, jellies, cookies, cakes, pies,
some cereals, and some condiments.

These refined carbohydrates
are high glycemic foods that cause your blood glucose level to rise,
triggering food cravings and insulin surges that lead to fat production,
inflammation, depletion of vitamins/minerals, low energy and a
weakening of your immune system. Many of these processed foods contain
high fructose corn syrup (HFCS), which is more dangerous than refined
sugar because HFCS increases hunger cravings and fat production. This
can lead to systemic diseases such as diabetes, heart disease, cancer,
arthritis, Alzheimer’s and osteoporosis. Although artificial sweeteners
and sugar-free foods do not contain the refined sugar and calories,
their chemical makeup can increase the tendency to overeat and damage
the nervous system.

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